1904 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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ouy ; and as soon as the nucleus has a young laying 

 queen I transfer the brood-combs, one or two with the 

 oldest capped brood of the sick colonies at a time, to 

 these nuclei repeating this operation every few days 

 as rapidly as the nuclei become strong enough to care 

 for them. As soon as all the brood has been transfer- 

 red from the hives of sick bees I destroy the queen, 

 bees, and all, with sulphur fumes, fumigating the 

 hives at the same time. Sick bees often crawl into 

 empty cells to die ; so when transferring combs, one 

 needs to examine them very thoroughly, to be sure not 

 to transfer any old bees from one hive to the other. 



The advantage of this method is that we get entirely 

 rid of all diseased bees and queens that might transmit 

 the disease to their descendants in following years, 

 and in their places we have colonies fully as strong, 

 usually stronger, both in bees and combs, with young 

 healthy queens. This is all done without any amount 

 of expense or extra labor, or the loss by destruction 

 of any thing of value. 



Of course, there :nay be times or instances when it 

 may be best to cure the diseased colonies instead of 

 using the above plan. Nuclei can not be formed and 

 built up at all times of year, or there may be other 

 reasons ; but as a rule this method has been more sat- 

 isfactory than to cure and keep the old colony 



Stuart, Fla. O. O. Poppleton. 



I would add that the next edition of the 

 ABC book will contain both of the Pop- 

 pleton cures, as there m ly be circumstances 

 where the nucleus method could not be con- 

 veniently followed. I mig-ht sug-gest that a 

 combination of the two tnethods might often 

 be applied very successfully, and thus elim- 

 ina e largely the objection to the sulphur 

 cure. My combination would be this: Sul- 

 phur the colony as recommended for the 

 sulphur plan, and then, when the colony is 

 convalescing, kill its queen and put iu an- 

 other from an undoubtedly healthy strain. 



THE OHIO FOUL-BROOD LAW. 



I TAKK pleasure in giving' the text of the 

 Ohio law passed by our general assembly : 



OHIO FOUL-BROOD LAW. 



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State oj 



Ohio: 



Sec. 1. — That whenever a petition is presented to the 

 board of county commissioners of any county in the 

 State of Ohio signed by three or more persons, all of 

 whom are residents of said county, and possessors of 

 an apiary, or place where bees are kept, stating that 

 certain apiaries within said county are infected with 

 the disease known as foul brood, or any other disease 

 which is injurious to bees or their larvae, praj'ing that 

 an inspector be appointed by said board of county 

 commissioners, said board of county commissioners 

 shall, within five days after the presentation of said 

 petition, appoint a pen on as bee insp-ctor who is resi- 

 dent of said county, who shall be a skilled bee-keeper, 

 having thorough knowledge of foul brood and other 

 diseases injurious to bees and their larvte and the 

 treatment of the same. 



Sec. 2. — The person so appointed shall, within five 

 days after his appointment, file with the said board his 

 written acceptance of the office ; or in default thereof, 

 or in case of vacancy, the board shall in the same man- 

 ner make new appointments until the said office is 

 filled. The inspector shall hold office for two years, 

 and until his successor is appointed and qualified, ex- 

 cept when, upon petition of ten persons (each of whom 

 is a resident of said county, and possessor of an apia- 

 ry), to the board of county commissioners of said coun- 

 ty, they may remove said inspector for cause, after a 

 hearing of petitioners. 



Sec. 3. — Any bee keeper or other person who shall 

 have cause to believe that any apiary in his county is 

 affected with foul brood or other disease, either in his 

 own apiary or elsewhere, shall make affidavit, stating 

 that, on information or belief, he believes that certain 

 apiaries, describing the location, naming the owner 

 or keeper, is affected with foul brood or other disease, 

 and his ground for such belief. On receiving said af- 

 fidavit from any source, of the existence in any apiary 

 in his county, of the disease known as foul brood, or 

 any other infectious or contagious disease of bees, the 

 county inspector of bees shall forthwith inspect each 



colony of bees, and all hives, implements, and appara- 

 tus, honey and supplies, on hand or used in connection 

 with such apiary and distinctly designate each colony 

 or apiary which is infected, and notify the owner, or 

 person in charge of said bees thereof, in writing or 

 otherwise ; and the owners of said bees, or the persons 

 in charge thereof practically and in good faith to ap- 

 ply, and thereafter fully and effectually carry out to 

 and upon such diseased colonies, such treatment as 

 jnay have been prescribed by the .said inspector for 

 such cases ; also thoroughly disinfect, to the satisfac- 

 tion of the inspector, all hives, bee-houses, combs, 

 honey, and apparatus that have been used in connec- 

 tion with any such diseased colonies ; or, lat his elec- 

 tion, the said owner or person in cliarge (|f such bees 

 may, within the same time, utterly and completely de- 

 stroy such bees, hives, houses, comb houses, honey, 

 and apparatus, by first killing the bees (by the use of 

 sulphur fumes when the bees are in the hives for the 

 night), by fire, or burying the same in the ground 

 with a covering of not less than two feet of earth. 



Sec. 4.— The county inspector of bees shall have the 

 righl to enter the premises of any bee-keeper where 

 the bees are kept, and inspect such bees ; and any 

 person resisting or refusing to allow said inspection by 

 said bee-inspector, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, 

 and may be then and there arrested by said bee- 

 inspector or person deputized by him, and brought be- 

 fore a justice of the peace, and upon conviction shall 

 be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than twen 

 ty-five dollars. 



Sec 5.— After inspecting, working with, or handling 

 infected hives or fixtures, or handling diseased bees, 

 the inspector or other person shall, before leaving the 

 premises, or proceeding to any other apiary, thorough- 

 ly disinfect his own person and clothing, and shall see 

 that any assistant or assistants with him have also 

 thoroughly disinfected their clothing and person. 



Sec. 6 —The inspector shall have full power in his 

 discretion ta oider any owner or possessor of bees 

 dwelling in box hiies, in apiaries where the disease 

 exists (being mere boxes without frames) to transfer 

 such bees to movable-frame hives within a specified 

 time ; and in default of such transfer the same shall 

 become unlawful and the inspector may destroy, or 

 order for destruction, such box hives, and the bees 

 dwelling therein, as a public nuisance. 



Sec. 7. — Should any owner of or keeper of, or other 

 person having diseased bees or their larvae, or of any 

 affected hives or combs, appliances, or utensils for 

 bee-keeping sell or barter, or give away the same, or 

 allow the .same or any part thereof to be moved, such 

 person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon 

 conviction such person shall be fined not less than ten 

 dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 



Sec. 8. — Should any person, whose bees have been 

 destroyed or treated for foul brood, sell, or offer for 

 sale, any bees, hives, or appurtenances of anv kind, 

 after such destruction or treatment, and before being 

 authorized by the inspector to do so ; or should he ex- 

 pose, in his bee-yard or elsewhere, any infected comb 

 honey, or other infected thing, or conceal the fact that 

 such disease exists among his bees, such person shall 

 be guilty of a misdemeanor ; and. upon conviction, 

 such person shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor 

 more than twenty-five dollars. 



Sec. 9. — If any owner or keeper of bees knows of, 

 or, after being notified by the county bee-inspector, 

 that foul brood or other infectious or contagious dis- 

 ease exists in any of the hives in the apiaries owned by 

 or in charge of said persons, and shall fail to comply 

 within ten days from receiving said knowledge, and 

 the date of receiving instructions from the county in- 

 spector to cure or destroy the bees or hives or their 

 appliances, such person shall be guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined 

 not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five 

 dollars. 



Sec 10. — When the owner or possessor of bees shall 

 disobey the directions of said bee-inspector in curing 

 or destroying any diseased bees, honey, hives, or ap- 

 pliances, they shall become unlawful and a public nui- 

 sance, and the said bee inspector shall at once destroy 

 said bees, honey, hives, or appliances, end may depu- 

 tize such additional persons as he may find necessary 

 to effect said destruction. 



Sec 11. — The county inspector shall make a month- 

 ly report in writing, under oath, to the board of coun- 

 ty commissioners, in which report he shall state the 

 days and number of hours in the preceding month 

 spent by him in the actual discharge of his duties, and 

 shall, in said report, state the name of the owner or 

 keeper, and the location of the apiary upon which 

 such time was spent in curing or destroying said bees, 

 together "fith an itemized account showing the dates 



